Obsessions: My Car with Paul Maudsley

For those of you who keep up-to-date with the auction business, Paul Maudsley should be a familiar face. Having managed the sale of some of the world’s most important watches during his time with Phillips, Maudsley has now stepped back from the auction world to focus on his own business. We popped-down to speak with Paul about his passion for motoring and the one car he could never part with. 

Where did this passion of yours for motoring come from?

I would say it has come from my father, he loves cars, I remember going to the Birmingham Motor Show with him when I was a young boy.

It all stemmed from there…

Yeah, absolutely. He would go to watch all the races at the Croft racetrack, which was local to us, so I would go along with him and my brother; there was always something automotive happening in our family when I was young.

It runs in the blood then, so to speak…

Yeah, definitely. My dad had some nice cars early on, nothing particularly rare, but cars th